Tasnim Former Iranian defense minister General Ahmad Vahidi described any negotiation with the US over the Islamic Republics defense power as irrational and impossible. Negotiations over (Irans) defense capabilities are akin to allowing our homeland to become an easy military target for the enemies, General Vahidi, who is also the president of ...

MNA A member of the Expediency Council, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, pointing to the ambiguities in the FATF and Palermo bills, said "joining them is not wise, until the likely benefits are determined." Referring to the review of Iran's joining the Palermo bill at the Expediency Council, Former Iranian defense minister General Ahmad Vahidi told ...

FNA - A key member of Iran's Expediency Council stressed that the EC will continue discussions over the fate of the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime (Palermo) without being influenced by Europeans' request for the approval of the convention as a prerequisite for the operation of their declared mechanism for trade with Iran - Instrument ...

Tasnim Former Iranian defense minister General Ahmad Vahidi, who is a member of the Expediency Council, warned against joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), saying the FATF aims to undermine the Islamic Republics scientific nuclear power. Regarding the issue of the FATF, we are witnessing that they have created a security current under ...

MNA - Head of Iran's Supreme National Defense University Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said Sat. that the US withdrawal from war-torn Syria is indicative of the Resistance Fronts triumph in the region. Speaking to Mehr News correspondent on Saturday, Head of Iran's Supreme National Defense University Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said the withdrawal ...

Tasnim Former Iranian defense minister General Ahmad Vahidi warned of Washingtons continued moves to create tensions and crisis in the region and said the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group is getting a foothold in Afghanistan. Addressing a gathering on defense and security in West Asia on Monday, General Vahidi, who is also the president of ...

IRNA Enemies are seeking to cause dissatisfaction in Iran, a senior Iranian military official said on Saturday. Enemies are trying to undermine the holy system of Islamic Republic of Iran by preparing the ground for dissatisfaction in the Iranian society, Head of Iran's Supreme National Defense University Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said. He ...

MNA The Head of Iran's Supreme National Defense University (SNDU) Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said that Islamic Revolution will resist against conspiracies waged by enemies stronger than before. Islamic Revolution came out victorious out of the plots waged by enemies against the country, Vahidi reiterated. He made the above remarks in a local ...

FNA - Former Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi dismissed the allegations made by the US officials that Tehran has established ties with the Taliban, saying that Washington is seeking to raise such unfounded claims, while the Afghan group has only received recognition from US allies in the region. "When Taliban was created no ...

FNA - Former Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi underlined the country's high capabilities in manufacturing different defense products, noting that the home-made drones can be used for reconnaissance and combat operations outside the borders. "We are a powerful country in the drone sector and we enjoy the capability to conduct ...

Press TV - Former defense ministerBrigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says Irans own version of theS-300 missile system is more precise than the Russian type. The general said when the Russians initially refused to deliver the S-300, Iran started to build a prototype of the long-range air defense system. We told them that we will build the system ...

Tasnim Former Iranian defense minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi highlighted the US governments non-commitment to its international obligations and expressed pessimism about the future of a recent deal between Washington and Pyongyang. The United States is the embodiment of non-commitment to all ethical and international principles, Brigadier ...

IRNA Relations between Iran and Oman is a pattern for friendship among neighboring countries, Chancellor of Supreme National Defense University Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said. Vahidi made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with Brigadier Hamad bin Rashid al Balushi, Assistant SAF Chief of Staff for Operations and Planning of Oman. Iran ...

Tasnim A ranking Iranian military official said French officials are not allowed to make any comments about Irans missile program or internal affairs, amid media attention about a visit to Tehran by Frances foreign minister, who has voiced concern about the Iranian missiles. The French are not only not allowed to comment on Irans missile capabilities,...

Tasnim President of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran General Ahmad Vahidi raised the alarm about Washingtons continued support for the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group and said the US is seeking to move the extremists to Central Asia and Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Friday, General Vahidi, the former defense ...

Tasnim President of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran General Ahmad Vahidi praised the countrys growing missile power and said enemies can never disrupt the Islamic Republics missile program. Speaking at a ceremony to commemorate martyred commanders and students of the southern province of Fars in the provincial capital of Shiraz on ...

Tasnim Iraqi troops have taken control of the city of Kirkuk and can handle the situation there single-handedly, a top Iranian general said. Speaking at a conference in Tehran on Wednesday, President of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran General Ahmad Vahidi rejected the need for the presence of non-Iraqi forces in the city of ...

Tasnim - A top Iranian general warned the enemies that the Islamic Republic employs whatever capabilities at its disposal, including missiles, to respond to the hostile plots. Any vicious plan to damage Iran will meet with a crushing response, Head of the Strategic Research Center of the General Staff of Irans Armed Forces Brigadier General ...

Tasnim Head of the Strategic Center of the General Staff of Irans Armed Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi described the recent US attack on a Syrian army airbase near the west-central city of Homs as a sign of Washingtons strategic and political confusion. The Americans have recently been showing a striking contradiction in words and deeds,...

Tasnim) The president of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran questioned sincerity of new US President Donald Trumps campaign promises about counter-terrorism, saying that his administration is fully backing Israel which is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism. Today, the US is providing all-out support for the biggest state sponsor ...